Lost our first chook last night/this morning. I know many of you have been here, so will not go into that. But I wonder what happened.
She, with others, had recently (the past weeks) stopped going into the coop at night. Others do. When a mild night I just let it be. Can't herd chickens!! But I...
I have a compound question and am hoping you learned folk can help!
This morning I found a very soft shelled egg on the coop floor under the roost. Two mornings ago I found a damaged hard shelled egg in a similar spot (and it was a double yolk).
I have chook cams but can only make out a time...
From my 9 chooks, 6 are not yet laying. I have noticed the last week or so a big curiosity in visiting the coop during the day and checking out the nesting boxes. Nothing is happening, but they go in, sometimes with a buddy, check it out, and leave. Could this mean they are getting ready to lay?
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Yes, very new. Not even one month in. We built our own coop over 3 months and have about 30 sqm of aviary enclosed run in a rural, though suburban, township area.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
9 hens. Bought over 3...